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L. B. DOE. l

REACH.

APPLlcATloN FILED SEPT. 22. ,1920.

1,414,343, v yPatented MayZ, 1922.

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Be it known that LorJNG B. D on, azcrtrzen of the United States of America `residing at San lFrancisco, in the county of. an Francisco and State of California, has invented lcertain newandv useful .Improvements in Reaches, of which'the .following is especiication. i j s 1 rfhe present invention is an` improved reach for connecting vehicles such as trailers f-The principal object -ofthe ,invention is lto provide a reachfadapted -to connect tvvo for more vehiclesE composed of anonfrigid draft Aappliance anday rigid separating .devvice extending from ariete/axle which A,v vill beg easily and' Vquickly separable.at-Av atpo'int i 'siibstantially in the middle of its lengthafnd to the vehicles for.:I readyl ice-connection., 1,

` Rother Object .is to Provide e'sererebl .reaeayvith a Joint sog constructedtl l y t separable members pvvillact as aflei .ply spreading force. between, the" agles', to ut and the y annexed understood that the .invention is Ynot' limited to such form, because it may beemb'odied in other forms and it is also, toV be understood` that in and'by .the claims following theV description it' is desired to cover the inl vention in whatever` form it may be embodied.

ln the accompanying one sheet of drawll of Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a plan vieu7 of my devine cerresponding with Figure 1, the device being shown between two vehicles which are here shown in fragmentary form, the front portion of one and the rear of the other being shown.

Figure 3 is an enlargedv detail view of my reach.

Figure i is a detail showing the method of attaching my separable reach.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail.-

Referring to the drawings the letter A ings Figure 1 is a vertical section on the'linerefers to the rear end ofV a vehicle as a Wholek and the letter B to the front end of an ad.

jacent similar vehicle as a Whole. u

Obviously these vehicles may be of either vto the draft means.

'relativeposition thereto shown/in Figure 1 ftheenfllss l Ving draft. V x

.rable halves ofj a 'compositer.I spree" y l adaptedto separate -vehicles .v-pointof gyratfionglofgthe,aidesdiand. 'end ofthe vcomposite lbaris providedvith a fbe'tiveen the.v .vehieles under members 12 and 13 respectively yfor a distanceilimited by pins 253 These sleeves have in Figure 3 and vhel'dftogether by springs Y vtvvovvheeled or four Wheeled `type and are v .here v'shown yd1agrammatically .forz the purf y pose of illustrating the adaptation y'thereto of my improved, reach spreader and its relationl The numerals land 2 indicate the rear- Wheels of vehicle A and 3 and Lfthe forward Wheelsv ofwvehicle B, journalied'` onaxles 6 and 7 respectively.. '65 Extending through both'axle's 6 andi' in .slidable freely.

throughsaid axles and normallyiheld inzthe 5 .by expansion springs 9. .1. v.

. '70 The `purposeof these? 1061135, 5,1559 JM-ryf., chain sheaves 11 around and throughivhich The "purpose, the .springs is i t Vaft means. hdef i i .The numerals iZL universal 'joint Connection with the vehicle'. 'Y tok vv'hich it isflattached. `This maybe `a ball joint` or a simple eye? bolt :Construction here y sho'ivn. V- .s .Y 'f

-Ihe members 12 and 13 are hereshwn-as madeV of; tubular kmaterial forlightness and strengthand are tapped at one end for plugs 14 intowhich.. engage eyes 17 sivivelled, in a king bolt 18 thus forming a universal joint of simple form. The barmay be lengthened or shortened by screwing the eyebolt. 16 to the desired length andsecured by a nut 19.

Theends ofthe members 12 and 131e# motev from theeyebolts 16 are cut away to form a half and half joint as shown in Fig ure .ein which the overlappinghalves oi' the members are numbered21Y and 22.

The tubular members 12V and 13 are plugged by vrods 23 and 24E-which, when the separator bar is assembled'as shown in Fig-V ures f1, 2 ,and 3, abut each other. In order to hold the entire, devicein rigid form, I provide. sleeves 26 and 27, slidable on the tWo functions. Whenassembled as shown 28 and 29, they keep the bar from collapsing as shown in Figure 4 which ispossihle when the sleeves 26 and 27 are retractedV after releasing at one end the springs 28 and`=29 from hooks 3l and 32 on sleeves 26 and 27.

-When thefsleeves are. so retracted andthe- "device lcollapsed the springs serve .to secure each half of the har to hooks Sfon'-tlierframe'x or superstructure 34 in'inoperative position shown in dotted linesr inf Figure l.

The operation ofi'ny device is as follows: Assuming the halves `of the bar to he `shipped inwinoperative 'position shown in dotted'lines in Figure l, they are unhooked and placed in 'the relative positions shown in Figure' 4 with the ends ofplugs 23' and 24 abutting-,in angular position. The device is now straightened to" the'f'position ing springs 28't ,spectvely c I y A Having thus'described myfinvention `lwhat shown .inFigure This exerts a spreading force Vadapted to take up the slack in the chain ldrafti` device (previously attached) and compress vspr-ings`9-` The sleeves 2G'and 27 are slid together and-secured-by connectand-29jto hooks-32and 3l re- ``Iclaim,asnewandfdesire to secure Letftwo kmembersadaptedSto overlap" eacli'giotlier .i -ters Patent of the United States-fis; I

Y l. Afreach foiilfconnecting -twoi vehicles composed of va flexible draftfmeans, anda rigid' separator Lme`afr1s54 the latter comprising at their meeting. ends forV a portiony of their p `leng'tln'` sleevesslidabl'efonsaid' members and A35 adapted 'to'v ensleeve2said overlapping yportions, and means for securing-said sleeve Y togetherftostabilize-thedevice.' Y l the opposite ends to overlap each other,V

sleeves slidable on said members. overysaid overlap and resllient means for connecting said sleeves* together.`

3. A composite reach for connecting vehi- Y cles comprising two membersl each provided atone end with ya universaljoint for con-V nection with said vehicles and'arranged-at `the lopposite .endsl to Y overlap eachf other,

Ysleeves'slidahlevon'said members over' said overlap, Vsprings secured atone endJ to one 'of'said sleeves-and rprovided-at the oppositev `end withmeans for engaging the othei'-of f said sleeves..y

members each provided with jafuniversal joint at-fone end'for connectionwith a vehicle, and 'each' vadaptedto 'abut the other Vat Ythe end opposite said-jointvvatanv obtuse Y ane c 43A composite reach Y composed of two gle and when straightened to exert; a spreadving force between Vsaid vehicles: anda means vfiorfsecuring, s'aic l 'ends so'abutted against p collapse.

- 5. YA`rv reachv for connecting vehicle's'fc'oinprising f two" members-adapted to 'overlapf each'fother-*for'a portionof'jtheir lengtln'V Y i; `'sleeves slida'ble on said membersand means f Vfor securing 'said sleevestogetherv vover said overlapping portions,'-to stabilize the reach, andmcanspfor extending the length loff each ofsa'id'memloers.V p .y a

In testimony whereof Iafliiinysignature.

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